Breast Cancer Risk and Screening practices among Health care workers in a tertiary care centre, Trivandrum, South India.
Journal Title: National Journal of Research in Community Medicine - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 0
Abstract
Background: Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among women all over the world. Incidence rates are high in Kerala; southern most state of India. Even though we have facilities for screening and proper treatment; large population, including health care workers, present with advanced disease.“A-J(Augustine-Jose)model” is a mathematical tool developed similar to Gail Model in predicting women’s lifetime risk for developing breast cancer.Objectives: To identify women at high risk for developing breast cancer using A-J model breast cancer risk assessment tool and to assess the knowledge regarding breast cancer and perceptions and practice of screening among health workers of a tertiary level Medical College, in South Kerala. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among 210 health care workers aged 30 years and above using a semi structured questionnaire. Data was collected from Doctors, Nurses and class IV workers. Results: There were 70 study participants in each group and the mean age was 38 years.Even though disparities in knowledge is observed as expected, screening practice was noticeably low among all groups.Risk factors for breast cancers were more among doctors than other health care workers. According to this tool 10% participants are at higher risk for developing breast cancer and 8% are at very high risk compared to the women in their respective age groups. Lack of time and laziness are the commonly reported reasons for the poor practice. Conclusion
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Regi Jose, Dhanuja V A, Susanna John, Jeesha C Haran
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